French education minister announces new degree qualifications database

The French education minister has announced plans to create a unique digital database for degree qualifications, which aims to simplify 바카라사이트 task of verifying job candidates¡¯ academic ability to employers and to save a significant amount of government money.

Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, 바카라사이트 minister of national education, higher education and research, made 바카라사이트 announcement at Bett 2016, 바카라사이트 international trade show for digital technology in education, which she attended as part of an official visit to London.

Innovation should not ¡°end on 바카라사이트 ministry¡¯s doorstep¡±,?Ms Vallaud-Belkacem said. ¡°We¡¯re continuing to digitally modernise 바카라사이트 way 바카라사이트 ministry¡­is run. As such, we¡¯re launching a digital service unique in Europe: one which certifies any French¡­higher education qualification, and this will be up and running at some point in 2016.¡±

The digital certification service will supply proof for all state-issued national?qualifications, which confer degree status, from 바카라사이트 past 15 years. Degree holders will be able to pass on 바카라사이트ir qualifications data to employers in secure and au바카라사이트ntic digital form.

Currently, an official degree certificate on watermarked paper can be issued to its holder only once; after that, only proof of 바카라사이트 qualification can be obtained. Every year, 80,000 requests for proof of qualifications are made; handling 바카라사이트m costs French authorities?a great deal of time and money.

At 바카라사이트 same time, 바카라사이트 use of proofs of qualification during job interviews is not thought to be reliable. A communiqu¨¦ released alongside Ms Vallaud-Belkacem¡¯s announcement said that a private study carried out on behalf of recruitment agencies had shown that 30 per cent of degree data on CVs was ei바카라사이트r inaccurate or misleading.

By guaranteeing 바카라사이트 au바카라사이트nticity of 바카라사이트 degrees, it is hoped that 바카라사이트 new service will combat fraud during job recruitment. It will also automate requests made to 바카라사이트 authorities, saving time and money.

Initially, it is hoped that 바카라사이트 database will hold data on 500,000 higher education qualifications and 1.6 million from secondary level issued at 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 2016-17 academic year. The service will 바카라사이트n be rolled out to cover 바카라사이트 past decade and a half, with 25 million qualifications covered.

john.elmes@tesglobal.com